Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 436.63 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Southern Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 436.63 1000 ha for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in 2024.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Southern Africa peaked at 634.4 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 395.07 1000 ha, in 2003.
That places Southern Africa 23rd out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 634.4 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 439.62 1000 ha | -30.7% |
| 2003 | 395.07 1000 ha | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 408.7 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 411.14 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 426.64 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 448.9 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 455.48 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 469.35 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 510.12 1000 ha | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 549.72 1000 ha | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 538.24 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 528.54 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 520.8 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 494.07 1000 ha | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 479.54 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 452.57 1000 ha | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 439.8 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 407.91 1000 ha | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 445.42 1000 ha | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 448.37 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 460.75 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 463.7 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 436.63 1000 ha | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 454.37 1000 ha | 395.07 1000 ha | 634.4 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 492.13 1000 ha | 407.91 1000 ha | 549.72 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 450.97 1000 ha | 436.63 1000 ha | 463.7 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 35,013 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Southern Africa?
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Southern Africa was 436.63 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 634.4 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 395.07 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Southern Africa rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?
- Southern Africa ranks 23rd out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.